4.005 won't run on Vista Business - Microstudio 4.006 fixes problem

[ddouglass]

When you ran the Windows Update, did you use the Auto Update or the Express Update from their website?
If so you need to run the Custom Update to get other updates that Microsoft does not consider as critical.
The other thing I can think of right now is to look at the Microstudio folder with Windows Explorer. At the top of the window you will see a button labeled Compatability Files. You need to turn this on.
Last I would say try uninstalling it, restart the computer, then re-install and restart it again. It may just be that a component of it didn't install correctly.

[norrodb]

Thanks Dale.

Might be worse then I thought. I do not see a "Compatibility Files" button ??? Is there an option to make that button available?


I did a custom all available updates.

[ddouglass]

Don't know about that. It should be there if it hasn't been set before and the default for Vista is to not have it set. Did you try reloading the program?

[dcrog]

Did the demo program work?

[norrodb]

I stripped out the program, and installed again. No Change.

I stripped out the program, and installed the demo. Same ting.

I launch it, and get the hourglass for a couple of seconds. The application initializes in the task mamanger, but not in the applications list. The app is not froze as I can watch CPU and memory usages chnages constantly. Over time, the memory usage will keep climbing.

I also removed all .net Framework and patches , and reinstalled.

Really at a loss here.

I should have tried the demo before paying for the product

[ddouglass]

There is one thing else you can try. That would be turning the UAC (User Account Control) off. This is Vista's major change in the way that the user accounts security works.
You can also set the Microstudio.exe program file to run in Administrator mode and that may let it come up.
Try checking your applications event log and see if there are any entries concerning Microstudio in there that might give us a hint, why it won't run.

[norrodb]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

There is one thing else you can try. That would be turning the UAC (User Account Control) off. This is Vista's major change in the way that the user accounts security works.
You can also set the Microstudio.exe program file to run in Administrator mode and that may let it come up.
Try checking your applications event log and see if there are any entries concerning Microstudio in there that might give us a hint, why it won't run.

I had tried the Run as admin earlier, no good.

Also Disables UAC, no change.

I have also been through the event logs looking for some kind of a clue.

I even removed all my MS Visual Studio, and SQL server tools. I have stripped down this laptop , and nothing seems to phase it !

I appreciate your replies !

[George]

Originally Posted by norrodb

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I also removed all .net Framework and patches , and reinstalled.

If you don't reinstall .NET FRAMEWORK, any further efforts to solve the problem will be fruitless, as it is a requirement.

Just curious. Have you tried opening the program direct from Microstudio.exe in the Microstudio folder?

c:\Program files\Micro Technology Unlimited\Microstudio\Microstudio.exe

Just wondering if there's a glitch in the shortcut...probably not, would be too simple, but who knows.

[norrodb]

Originally Posted by George

If you don't reinstall .NET FRAMEWORK, any further efforts to solve the problem will be fruitless, as it is a requirement.

I did

thanks!